Coffee cup
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1773
Materials
Porcelain
Place of origin
Sèvres
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446310.1
Summary
Sevres small coffee cup or can painted with reserved panels of youthful lovers and trophies on an elaborate gold ground. Maker's mark - interlaced L's in red, date mark for 1773, painter's mark probably for Boulanger pere. With matching saucer, 446310.2.
Provenance
From the collection of Mrs. John Ashley, sold London (Christie's), 29th May 1907, lot 83.
Marks and inscriptions
Maker's mark - interlaced L's in red, date mark for 1773, painter's mark probably for Boulanger pere. Inventory number marked on item as UPT/C/153.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , manufacturer Jean-Pierre Boulanger (1722 - 1785), artist